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Reliable Air Traffic Control Communication Solutions

As a trusted partner to the FAA, L3Harris delivers repeatable, scalable, reliable network solutions leveraging new technologies to enable the FAA to focus on its mission of providing for the safety of flight services. We are a systems integrator and managed service provider, working daily with the FAA to ensure the reliability of National Airspace System communications, 24/7/365 and every millisecond in between.

FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI)

L3Harris continues to lead major infrastructure transitions with zero disruptions to the National Airspace System (NAS) and is looking toward tomorrow.

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Data Comm

L3Harris provides integration and engineering services for the FAA’s NextGen Data Communications (Data Comm) program, connecting air traffic control sites and data comm-equipped aircraft.

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thousand minutes of radio time saved en route

thousand departure clearance readback errors prevented

million minutes of departure clearance radio time saved

million kilograms of CO₂ emissions prevented

Data Comm-equipped airports

Data by the numbers

Commercial Aviation Products

L3Harris' integrated commercial aviation offering serves airlines, operators and airframe manufacturers with a modular, fully comprehensive and interrelated suite of capabilities including flight data analysis for flight data monitoring and flight operations quality assurance, airborne navigation systems, and collision avoidance systems.

FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure

As a mission partner to the FAA, L3Harris engineered, built and operates the FAA’s trusted private communications network. We deliver new technologies and innovations that enable the FAA to fulfill its mission of maintaining the safest and most secure airspace system in the world.

L3Harris is Always On. Always There.

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Busiest hurricane season on record

L3Harris performs behind-the-scenes efforts to prepare for emergency situations: back-up operations, security operations, and emergency back-up ensure the network is always on and always there.

L3Harris expanded the remote user communication capacity from 12,000 to 36,000 concurrent remote workers on the administrative network during COVID-19 to support the agency’s remote work capability.

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> L3Harris reengineered the legacy, disparate, dated systems used in the NAS to comprise an integrated business and security network with centralized operations support > FTI provides critical voice, data and video communications for National Airspace System operations and mission-support functions > 26,000 services integrated > 50,000 users supported > 4,400 FAA and Department of Defense (DoD) facilities connected securely > 99.999% availability–it’s always on and always there

Data Comm Integrated Services

Data Comm provides Controller Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC) between air traffic controllers and pilots so they can more efficiently and safely transmit clearances, advisories, flight crew requests, and other essential messages with the touch of a button.

CPDLC Data Comm Enabled Airports and Centers

Commercial Aviation Products

Flight Data Analysis Incorporating Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) and Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) analysis into your operations provides an intuitive, proven and secure method for monitoring and improving operational safety and routing. Learn More > Integrated Traffic Collision Avoidance Systems For advanced safety and integrated ADS-B functionality, global operators turn to L3Harris. The fully integrated T3CAS is an all-in-one surveillance platform that includes aircraft collision, airborne traffic situational awareness with spacing applications, terrain avoidance and transponder. Learn More > Navigation The L3Harris currently provides the world’s lightest and smallest tactical airborne navigation system for commercial and military use, including unmanned systems. Weighing at 5.2 pounds, the TACAN+ is the only navigation solution available with the capability to track up to four ground stations simultaneously in range and two in bearing and a tracking velocity is up to 1800 knots. Used for both air-to-air and air-to-ground operations, the TACAN+ employs software-controlled antenna switching, dual antennas if needed. Learn More >

Decades of FAA partnership innovating the future of transportation

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COVID-19 Pandemic Response

Record numbers of work-from- home users

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L3Harris is the program integrator for Data Comm. We provide comprehensive end-to-end integration services that enable this important communications capability:

> Avionics integration and testing > Systems integration and testing > Flight routing and plan filing integration > ATC automation > Network services > Airline outreach and support > Air-to-ground communications network > Performance monitoring and resolution L3Harris provides the link between the airlines and the FAA to ensure successful implementation and support technical issues.

L3Harris is Always On. Always There.

Jim Eck Vice President, Strategy and Business Development

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